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2 | 2 | title: "Use a custom theme for Arduino IDE 2"
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3 | 3 | ---
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| -## How to get custom theme |
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| -1. If open, close all Arduino IDE windows. |
| 5 | +## Obtaining themes |
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9 | 7 | 1. Go to [Visual Studio Market Place](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?target=VSCode&category=Themes&sortBy=Installs) and find a Theme of your liking.
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| -1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click Download Extension |
| 9 | +1. Under the heading *Resources*, Click **Download Extension** |
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13 | 11 | > [!NOTE]
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| - > Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the extension |
| 12 | + > Don't click the big *Install* button. The theme will just open in Visual Studio Code. We need the actual file of the theme |
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| 14 | +## Installation |
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| -1. Now open the `plugins` folder for the Arduino IDE. |
| 16 | +1. If open, close Arduino IDE |
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| - Windows: `\AppData\Local\Programs\Arduino IDE\resources\app\plugins` |
| 18 | +1. Create a folder named `plugins` under the folder called `.arduinoIDE`. |
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| - macOS: resources/app/plugin |
| 20 | + Windows: `C:\Users\<username>\.arduinoIDE\plugins` |
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| -1. Copy and paste the downloaded file to the folder. |
| 22 | + Linux: `~/.arduinoIDE/` |
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| -1. Open Arduino IDE again and open the preferences page by clicking File>Preferences |
| 24 | + macOS: `~/.arduinoIDE/` |
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| 26 | + > [!NOTE] |
| 27 | + > The `.arduinoIDE` folder is hidden by default. You can make it visible by pressing the `Command` + `Shift` + `.` keyboard shortcut. |
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| 29 | +1. Copy the downloaded file to the plugins folder you created. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +1. Select File > Preferences from the Arduino IDE menus |
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26 | 33 | 1. Under theme, Select your new theme
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| 37 | +1. Save the changed by clicking `OK` |
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